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HIGH GEAR/SEPTEMBER 1978

SONG WITHOUT END

By Donald Cameron Scot

In its issue No. 119 (undated. but presumed to be sometime in July, 1978), Coast to Coast Times published yet another in a proliferating number of articles regarding the termination of the gay boycott of Coors Brewery. The author was not identified, but whoever wrote the article followed suit, keeping with the tone of the other such articles recently written, and glossing over one glaring link of gays to the Coors boycott:

"One of the interesting things about Coors is that people seem to take the Company to task for something an individual family member does -separation of Company policy and an ployee's personal beliefs ought

to be made even when a Company is 'family' operated." --Bill Coors Coast to Coas: Times Issue No. 119

even in July, 1978 has anyone at Not once. Never, Not ever. Not Coors, or Coors itself, had the unbridled audacity to deny that Joseph Coors may be spending his money on anti-gay causes. They have, rather, consistently and continually claimed that Joseph Coors has the right to spend his money as he wants. I

agree.

HOWEVER, as one of the

'family' of a 'family' operated concern, there is a percentage of every dollar spent on Coors tha: goes directly into Mr. Joseph Coors pocket as his part of the company profits. So. when Mr. Joseph Coors decides

to spend his money with Anita Bryant, or with the anti-ERA forces, and when that money has come from me in the form of a purchase of Coors beer, then I damned sure do disagree: that going to contribute to a cause money is my money, and if I'm contribution directly. That way, I or organization, I'll make that -and not Joseph Coors -will decide which cause or organization is going to get my money, and I not Joseph Coors will get credit for the contribution and reap whatever rewards and benefits might, accrue to one who donates to such a cause or organization.

And, if and when Mrs. Joseph (Holly) Coors decides to back up her anti-ERA sentiment (petition signature or no petition signature) (reported in Coast to

Coast Times, Issue No. 119) with a donation to the cause, you can bet that money has gone from the purchaser of Coors beer to Coors Brewery to Joseph Coors to Mrs. Joseph Coors. Same principle: I'll donate direct as ! want, not that I do not support. through Holly Coors to a cause

with Mr. William Coors (who Finally, I will beg to disagree himself seems to be a decent front put up by Coors, too) that sort, but then that may be just a Coors is being "crucified for past sins." The fact is that I have paid all my life for my own persecution and destruction: I have paid for a government to suppor: a Supreme Court that says it is all right for states to pass laws against gays; I have paid for a government to support a

president who sent his son (Chip) to the gay tricycle race to solicit gay votes for him, only to find that when the crunch came he wasn't about to speak out for gay rights; I have paid for a government to finance police. departments that harass gays and gay bars, busting gays for whatever they can find; and I Joseph Coors anti-gay camphave unwittingly paid for Mr. aigns in the past, not knowing chased Coors beer. The point is, his sentiments and having purthat I simply do not have enough self-disrespect to pay any longer for my own persecution by the likes of Joseph Coors. Le: him get his money somewhere else!

And the same goes for Anita Bryant and Florida orange juice!

MCC AKRON'S JULY 4th OHIO GAY PICNIC

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